Streamlined Ship BuildingĪll ship build times are being significantly reduced. All cards will be removed from a fleet when their ship type is changed. Tired of scouting for missions? Change that level 4 scout fleet to a level 3 corvette fleet and assault a XAOC base as a way to thank them for their technology contribution. Changing a fleet ship type will have a cost- players can either sacrifice some ship experience or spend one Command Overhaul card with no XP penalty. To accommodate for a lower initial fleet cap, this feature is being added so players can quickly change their empty fleet types to fit their immediate needs. Fleet levels will represent the experience of the fleet gained from actions in space. Cards and policies that provide extra levels to newly created fleets are being removed from the game. Each fleet level will provide a flat bonus to the fleet’s combat capability, scaling upwards until you reach fleet level 4. Thank you, XAOC! Now, where are those bombers… Fleet experience levels now provide a passive bonus to the fleet. The XAOC corporation is tired of having their stations repeatedly sabotaged, so they have gifted players with technology to make fleet experience levels independent from fleet ship capacity. Fleets always have maximum available ship capacity, even at level 1. Also, fleet capacity changes are permanent, meaning players don’t lose fleet capacity if they drop under the last hex threshold. Fleet capacity will grow rapidly to start and tapers off towards the end game. The maximum fleet capacity available, ignoring policies, is 51. Players start with a five (5) fleet capacity, and that capacity grows as empires claim additional hexes. Players no longer start with a 40 fleet cap. Some ship types will be more effective at certain activities (such as Scouts for finding missions), but FP and HP levels will not be penalized if those ships are used outside of their specialty.

The bonuses will be in the +20% range instead of the -50% seen in Alpha 8. Attack with patrol ships and defend with corvettes to your heart’s content! These penalties are being removed and replaced with policy-based bonuses instead. Penalties OverturnedĪttack and Defense penalties based on ship types are being removed from the game.

Lock and load!Īs with the previous Dev Logs, specific numbers listed in this log are subject to change as we continue to balance Alpha 9. Space warfare and combat are the lifeblood of Starborne most interactions in Starborne require ships, and as such, the focus of this log will be on the radical changes coming to a shipyard near you. Greetings, Commanders! Welcome to the fourth entry of the Alpha 9 Dev Log series. Fri (Updated: Mon Dec 14 2020) - 5 min read

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